Nevarez said there is scattered pine, cabbage palm and grass in the area.
He said the forest service will continue to survey and monitor the fire to ensure it doesn’t flare back up again.
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Internal investigation clears Houma Police officers in fatal shooting during standoff
Miguel Nevarez, 36, of Houma, was shot and killed by police during a standoff Oct. 13.
According to an internal investigation report filed Nov. 30, Officers Corey Duplantis, Sidney Theriot, Walter Tenney, Derek Schlesinger and John Bolgiano did not violate department policy when they used deadly force on the armed and barricaded suspect. Investigators found there was “sufficient evidence which indicates that the act or incident did occur, but the actions were justified, lawful and proper.”
Police responded around 9 p.m. to a report of shots fired on the 300 block of Polk Street in Houma. Officers learned that a man was randomly firing a weapon, police said. When officers arrived, the suspect, later identified as Nevarez, barricaded himself in a vehicle.
Dry conditions fueling wildfires statewide: Where s the rain?
Haley Hinds reports
HUDSON, Fla. - What started as a small burn pit in Pasco County flared into a dangerous, costly situation, leaving behind melted metal and torched trees.
Pasco Fire Rescue said a Hudson property owner thought he d fully doused the fire Sunday. But by Monday morning, the unattended fire pit grew and spread fast. The guys are out doing their truck checks and there s just a large column of smoke coming from the area, said Corey Dierdorff, Pasco Fire Rescue Public Information Officer. It turned out to be a pretty big fire. It left the burn pit and ran across about 10 feet of the yard.
Hot, dry conditions pose increased risk of wildfires in Central Florida
This week is expected to be hot and dry, which will increase the risk of fires.
LAKE MARY, Fla. - Central Florida is expected to see an increase in temperature, little to no rain, and it s expected to be windy. The Florida Forest Service says these conditions could cause big problems when it comes to wildfires.
The Florida Forest Service says we could potentially see more wildfires because of the weather conditions we re expecting this week. Now, officials are calling on the public to be more careful.
Two massive wildfires broke out in the area this weekend.